Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-08-19
of improving certain Michigan harbors

has submitted his annual report The
amount expended the past year is some
thing over $1,000; amount which can be
profitably expended next year, 1901, LOIS.
The state Inspector reports the manu-.
facture of salt for July in the following
counties Manistee, l0l, 46s bbls. Saginaw,
lO0797; Bay, 925l; Iosco, 3D,49i; Huron.
26s7l; st. Clair, 81, 613; Mason, rs, 726: Mid
land, 1926; Gratiot, 800. Total 4S,73i
The geological survey officials say that
they have been unable to gather any facts
about the recently reported rich finds Of
gold in Michigan telegraphed about the
country. They are inclined To the belief
that Michigan people will get richer by
continuing to pin their faith to copper,
iron and salt.
After lying in jail for months, VIM. O.
Lane was sentenced, in February, 1887. to
the Ionia county Jail for one year for PER
sonating an officer. Gov. Luce pardoned
him on the ground that the man had al
ready been In prison 10 months, and be.
cause he does not believe in the confine-
ment OF prisoners in idleness.
The board Of control OF the state school
for the blind, has appointed Hugh G. Race
superintendent Of the school to succeed
Mr.. McElroy. His appointment is for one
year. Mr.. Race was formerly "a messenger
in the house of representatives, and for
two or three years has been a teacher at
the school. All of tie old staff Of teachers
Is retained with one exception.
Gen 1. c. Smith of Grand Rapids, speak
ing of a recent encampment, has the fol
Ia. "a,
reporter: at was the finest, in every
particular, we have ever had. The boys
took genuine pride in their work, and con
Quoted themselves nobly. | don't think
We'll have any difficulty in getting an APP
preparation from the legislature for the
encampments hereafter"
The Michigan Gold company has com
menced the work Of developing the Gin
grass gold mine in lshpeming, regard ess
of the unpleasant legal complications
which have arisen lately. j. G. Foley Of
Tower, Mimi, and George Grummett Of
lshpeming, the other claimants TO the
property have strong financial backing
and will contest the claims to the end
The difficulty arose from the giving Of
these different leases by Peter Gingrass,
the owner of the property in fee.
The old board Of directors of Bay View
Assembly were rec ected as follows A.
Winchell, Ann Arbor; q. +. Hunting,
Kalamazoo; II. Hitchcock, Detroit; X. b.
Upper, Grand Rapids; f. b. Fairfield,
Manistee; c. a. Cover, Lansing; w. III.
Stier Romeo; A. j. Aldrich Coldwater;
+. A Hough Jackson. John NJ. Hall of
Flint, 10 whose arduous labor the success
has been so largely due, was reelected
superintendent for four years. The assem-
bly, will probably continue three weeks
next year and the departments will be en-
larged. Over 5000 persons have attended
the entertainments this year.
The sixth annual reunion OF Battery G..
Lanphere's, was held in Coldwater on the
10th inst. Forty were present. They en-
joyed themselves visiting and by a steam
boat ride on the Coldwater river. a ban
4uet was held in the eveningIat the South
ern Michigan hotel. The new officers are:
President, r. VI. " ilder, Coldwater; vice
presidents, S. NJ. Barron, Tustin; +. Os
burn, Litchfeld; Chas. Baker, Hillsdale;
,ecretary, T.. +. Lewis, Coldwater, treas
1rer, VIM. Hurst, Coldwater, executive
\. Van Antwerp, Daniel Cook.
W m. Hurst Coldwater; W. II. Palmer,
Monroe Barney, Kalamazoo.
The next meeting will be held at Cold
water August s, 1883.
y fire warden is the latest. \ man is
going through the country representing
himself TO be an officer OF this sort When
he finds a farmer with fire upon his
premises he informs the guileless granger
that he must accompany him to Lansing
and consider himself under arrest. The
farmer does not want TO be arres ted or go
to the trouble and expense of a trip to the
city, and after little talk the bogus oiii
GER kindly consents, for a consideration OF
"a TO let tn farmer off and gave him a
receipt stating that the fire is purely Of
accidental origin. A farmer from near
Delhi told Deputy Van Buren, Monday how
the scheme had been worked on him. and
W hen he discovered that no such officer
existed he felt very cheap over 1t and
begged that his name be kept out of the
pap rs.-Lansing Republican,.